2. Bible Cantillation

Question 1

Haftorah mode

Answer 1

expresses outpouring of the soul, fine and tender sentiment, can be joyous and hopeful - similar mode to most of Jewish music

Question 2

Iyov mode

Answer 2

Read on Tisha B’Av after Eichah by Eastern and Sefardic Jews.
Used by Ashkenazic Jews for reading Torah on Yamim noraim possibly because the Zohar states that when reading about the death of Ahron’s sons on Yom Kippur, it is appropriate to shed tears - thus a tune that may show sadness, supported by the fact that in Frankfurt, only the first Torah reading (the one which mentions the death of Ahron’s sons) is read in this special way.

Question 3

What were finger motions used for?

Answer 3

to signal the appropriate cantillation tunes; still done amongst Yemenites